COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 2159 vs Census Tract 2157.02
PLACE A
Census Tract 2159, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2157.02, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Census Tract 2159 is 30% larger than Census Tract 2157.02. Census Tract 2157.02 earns more, with a median household income $6,978 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 2159CENSUS TRACT 2157.02DIFFERENCE
Total population3,4792,671+30% vs Census Tract 2157.02
Population density45132−87
Median age49.849.2+0.6
Male50.0%50.8%−0.9 pts
Female50.0%49.2%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.0%93.9%+1.2 pts
Black1.2%0.0%+1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.4%2.8%−2.4 pts
Asian0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Other3.0%3.3%−0.2 pts
Median household income$64,939$71,917−$6,978
Per capita income$37,279$38,294−$1,015
Poverty rate8.8%6.3%+2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4080.445−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%21.5%−3.2 pts
Graduate degree6.8%7.6%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%9.3%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation51.1%58.1%−7.0 pts
Median home value$233,000$182,900+$50,100
Median gross rent$1,079$767+$312
Owner-occupied89.4%85.4%+4.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.4%11.9%+1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households15.7%46.0%−30.3 pts
Average commute37.234.7+2.5
Worked from home10.2%11.2%−1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.2%1.0%+2.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024